Originally the station operated as WJHR ("Jersey Hometown Radio") with an adult contemporary format.
On January 3, 2008, Nassau Broadcasting Partners announced that 1040 would drop the religious format and switch to a full-time simulcast of New York City's WEPN.
[6][7] In November, NB Broadcasting filed a motion to assign its rights to the stations to Connoisseur Media.
[8] On December 3, 2012, WNJE dropped ESPN Deportes Radio and began simulcasting the religious format of sister station WCHR 920.
Effective July 2, 2018, WCHR and sister stations WNJE and WPST were sold to Townsquare Media for $17.3 million.